Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-03-17
A Forgotten Name.
Detroit Free Press.

II saw the soldiers and the bands out
| Tuesday afternoon he remarked as
he halted a patrol-man on Jefferson
avenue.
eyes,
"Any particular reason for it?''
"Why, it was Washington's birthday
"What Washington"
| George Washington, of course
ooh, knew several Washingtons, and
didn't know but it was some of them.
Where is George?"
"Do you take me for fool?" demand
ed the officer in an indignant voice.
mo, sir, I don't. I simply asked you a
civil question, and I expect civil an
swer.'
Didn't you ever hear of George Wash
ington, the father of our country"
''Seems as if had, but never inquir
ed whether he was dead or alive. Is h.
dead?"
! "Why, certainly"
| "What allied him? ''
"I don't know. I believe he had pneu-
monia."
''I'l so over to some Of the newspapers
and ask for back number with the &C
count in. How long ago was it?"
"You go on!" gasped the officer as he
| pointed down the avenue; "you are too
fresh for this town."
"Then you won't tell me?"
"No, wont!''
s'AI right! Let's see; George Wash
| ington-Father of His Country-dead.
I'll set that down and find out about it in
spite of you. I've seen men before who
were too big for their clothse and I've seen
'em shrink, too"
$50 on!'
ooh, I'm going right along. I
don't want to fuss with you, but you
paste it right in your hat that I'll find out
all about George Washington before [ 60
nome. and be hanged to you"
Andrew Jackson and the Veteran
Nashville American.
A general in Revolutionary war, who
was we'll known to Jackson, was post
master of prominent New York town.
He had been an Adams man, and 81
| las Wright, one Of the ablest representa-
| tives the state ever had and Martin Van
| Buren,, who was then Jackson's secretary
of state formed coalition to have the
veteran warrior removed soon after
Jackson had taken the oath of office.
| The scared hero determined to see Jack
| son and plead his own cause. He called
on Jackson at the white house. The
president engaged in a familiar con7er-
| sation with him, when to his amazement
the old soldier said:
Gen. Jackson, [ have come here &c
| talk to you about my Office; the polite
ians want to take it away from me, and
have nothing else to live upon.''
The president made no reply until the
aged postmaster began to take off his
coat III the most excited manner, when
old Hickory broke out with the inquiry:
"What in heavens name are you going
to dor"
"Well, sir, am going to show you my
wounds which l received fighting for my
country against the English"
Put it on at once, sir!' was the reply.
II am surprised that man of your age
should make such an exhibition of him
self" and the eyes Of the iron president
were sufused with tears as without an
other word he bade his ancient foe good
evening.
The next day Wright called upon the
president and made out his case against
the general, and urged his removal upon
tie strongest grounds. He had hardly
finished the last sentence when Jackson
sprang to his feet, flung his pipe into
the ire. ana exclaimed with great Fene-
mence: Il take the consequences. By
the eternal, will not remove the old
man. can not remove him. Why. Mr.,
Wright. do you know that he carries
more than pound Of British lead III his
body?"
That was the last of it. He who was
stronger than courts or cabinets pro-
nounced his fats, and the happy old
/ postmaster next day took the stage and
returned home.